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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education